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The Twonky. The Twonky is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction / comedy film, produced by A.D. Nast, Jr., Arch Oboler, and Sidney Pink, written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Billy Lynn, and Edwin Max. [1] The film was distributed by United Artists.
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The Twonky. Shot in November and December of 1951, not released until June 1953 and then it only played in three theaters.Many audience members left the theater before the film was over. Based on Henry Kuttner's story "The Twonky", which appeared in the September 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, under the pseudonym Lewis Padgett. The ...
A college professor, left alone by his wife for the weekend, discovers his new TV set is not only alive, but determined to take control of his entire life.
The Twonky is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by A.D. Nast, Jr., Arch Oboler, and Sidney Pink, written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Billy Lynn, and Edwin Max. The film was distributed by United Artists.
Review by drmorbius79 ★★★ 5. This film (written and directed by Arch Oboler) is quite bonkers and really lifted my spirits tonight. Character actor Hans Conried, the voice of Disney's Captain Hook, takes on a fascist robot from the future disguised as a walking TV set. It helps him shave and cures hangovers but it also wants to stamp out ...
The robot-like set (the Twonky) uses rays to do helpful things (it lights his cigarettes, creates counterfeit $5 notes, empties the dishwasher, shaves him, vacuums the house), but it also walks around awkwardly, uses the phone and makes unwanted value judgements (like breaking his classical records – because the Twonky wants to listen to marching music).
